NCR denies Western Visayas 3-peat in Palaro girls volleyball
The team from the National Capital Region (NCR) demolished two-time defending champions Western Visayas to capture the Palarong Pambansa 2025 secondary girls volleyball title.
The championship game took place afternoon on Friday, May 30, 2025, at the PCV Socio Civic and Cultural Center in Bacarra, Ilocos Norte.
The powerhouse team from Metro Manila finished the Bacolod Tay Tung-powered Visayan squad in three sets, 25-11, 25-14, 25-8.
This is the fourth consecutive year that NCR and Western Visayas figured in the event's championship round.
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